diff --git a/src/Adapter/Driver/Pdo/Statement.php b/src/Adapter/Driver/Pdo/Statement.php
index 7894b432..71abff23 100644
--- a/src/Adapter/Driver/Pdo/Statement.php
+++ b/src/Adapter/Driver/Pdo/Statement.php
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 use function is_array;
 use function is_int;
 use function ltrim;
+use function preg_match;
+use function sprintf;
 
 class Statement implements StatementInterface, PdoDriverAwareInterface, ProfilerAwareInterface
 {
@@ -223,8 +225,19 @@ protected function bindParametersFromContainer(): void
                 };
             }
 
-            // parameter is named or positional, value is reference
-            $parameter = is_int($name) ? $name + 1 : ':' . ltrim($name, ':');
+            if (is_int($name)) {
+                $parameter = $name + 1;
+            } else {
+                if (! preg_match('/^:?[a-zA-Z0-9_]+$/', $name)) {
+                    throw new Exception\RuntimeException(sprintf(
+                        'The PDO param "%s" contains invalid characters.'
+                        . ' Only alphabetic characters, digits, and underscores (_) are allowed.',
+                        $name
+                    ));
+                }
+                $parameter = ':' . ltrim($name, ':');
+            }
+
             $this->resource->bindParam($parameter, $value, $type);
         }
 
diff --git a/test/unit/Adapter/Driver/Pdo/StatementTest.php b/test/unit/Adapter/Driver/Pdo/StatementTest.php
index c049e7cc..c95ba6b4 100644
--- a/test/unit/Adapter/Driver/Pdo/StatementTest.php
+++ b/test/unit/Adapter/Driver/Pdo/StatementTest.php
@@ -7,10 +7,12 @@
 use Override;
 use PhpDb\Adapter\Driver\Pdo\Result;
 use PhpDb\Adapter\Driver\Pdo\Statement;
+use PhpDb\Adapter\Exception\RuntimeException;
 use PhpDb\Adapter\ParameterContainer;
 use PhpDbTest\Adapter\Driver\Pdo\TestAsset\TestConnection;
 use PhpDbTest\Adapter\Driver\Pdo\TestAsset\TestPdo;
 use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\CoversMethod;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\DataProvider;
 use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
 
 #[CoversMethod(Statement::class, 'setDriver')]
@@ -22,6 +24,7 @@
 #[CoversMethod(Statement::class, 'prepare')]
 #[CoversMethod(Statement::class, 'isPrepared')]
 #[CoversMethod(Statement::class, 'execute')]
+#[CoversMethod(Statement::class, 'bindParametersFromContainer')]
 final class StatementTest extends TestCase
 {
     protected Statement $statement;
@@ -111,4 +114,29 @@ public function testExecute(): void
         $this->statement->prepare('SELECT 1');
         self::assertInstanceOf(Result::class, $this->statement->execute());
     }
+
+    /** @return array<string, array{string}> */
+    public static function invalidParameterNameProvider(): array
+    {
+        return [
+            'dollar sign' => ['tz$'],
+            'with colon'  => [':tz$'],
+            'hyphen'      => ['my-param'],
+            'space'       => ['my param'],
+            'dot'         => ['my.param'],
+            'at sign'     => ['param@name'],
+        ];
+    }
+
+    #[DataProvider('invalidParameterNameProvider')]
+    public function testExecuteThrowsOnInvalidParameterName(string $name): void
+    {
+        $this->statement->setDriver(new TestPdo(new TestConnection($pdo = new TestAsset\SqliteMemoryPdo())));
+        $this->statement->initialize($pdo);
+        $this->statement->prepare('SELECT 1');
+
+        $this->expectException(RuntimeException::class);
+        $this->expectExceptionMessage('contains invalid characters');
+        $this->statement->execute([$name => 'value']);
+    }
 }